Barrette



Patented June 28 1927,

FRANCES SOKOL, OFKCHELSEA, IOWA.

BARRETTE.

Application mea August 5, 1925. serial No. 48,296.

This invention relates to improvements in hair fasteners and moreparticularly to barrettes. 1 l

One of the important objects of the pres- 5 ent inventionV is to providea barrette which is of such construction as to ena-ble the same to bereadily and easily attached to the hair Y for thepurpose of holdingseveral strands of the hair without necessitating the dis- V turbing ormussing up of the hair which fre- V strong, and durable and'further welladapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Other objects and advantages of theinvention will become apparent duringthe course of the following description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing. In the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisapplication and in which like numerals designate like parts throughoutthe same: Y :i5 Figure 1 is an elevational view of my improved hairbarrette, showing` the same in use.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, andl Figure 3 is a disassembledview of th' complementary clamping members. Y

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown thepreferred em. bodimentl of my invention,y the numeral l designatesgenerally my improved hair bar-4 rette, the same comprising thecomplementary clamping members 2 and 3, respectively, each of which isformed of an elongated thin strip of any suitable metal provided thesame is rendered flexible, the strips being of a suit-able length.

The complementary y clamping members are detachably secured together inspaced i f relation through the medium of'any suitable fasteningV means,andin the present instance, Ihave employed snap fasteners for thispurpose. The male or head sections 0f the snap fasteners are arranged 0nthe inner side of the strip 2 adjacent the respective ends thereof asindicated at 4, andthe female or socket sections 5 of the snap fastenersare' 60 carried bythe inner side ofthe complementary strip 3 attherespective ends thereof. As is obvious from'the construction'shownin` Figure 2, the snap fasteners'provide a means for spacing the stripsfrom each other so that the strands of hair may be received between thestrips. f

In use, the strip 3 is placed beneath the strands of hair to befastened, and then the strip 2 is placed on top of these strands of hairso that the hea ds 4, will be received within the sockets 5 at therespective ends of the strips, and lthereby enable the clamping members'to be secured together as tov hold the strands of hair between thestrips comprising the barrette inthe manner as clearly illustratedvinthe dra-wing.

The use of a hair vbarrette of the above mentionedc'haracter will saveconsiderable time and labor, and furthermore Willpnot cause the hair tovbe disarranged or 'other-V wise massed upV as frequently resultswhenhair barrettes of the character now on the market'are used.

If desired, the barrette may be provided with any suitablelornamentation to render the same attractive when worn on the hair.

lVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my 'invent-ion, it isto' be understood that minor changes in the size, shape, andarrangementof parts may be ref sorted to ".vithout"departing from the spirit of theinvention, and the scope of the appended claim. Having thus describedthe invention, what Ifclaimv asnewand ldesire to secureby Let` tersrPatent is :--v f l Y A hair barrette' of the class described comprisinga pair of separate complementary elongated flat metallic strips of equallength, said strips being of the Saune width and adapted to be receivedin the respective throughout their entire lengt-h, between socketmembers whereby 'the strips are de- 1 which strips strands of hair areto be astaehably secured together.

tened, a pair of socket members arranged on In testimony whereof I affix`rny signa- 5 the inner 'aee of one strip adjacent the reture.

speetive'ends thereof, land heads Carried by the inner face of thecomplementary strip K FRANCES SOKOL.

